Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of baseline measures by condition (N=87)a.
| Characteristics | Control condition | Treatment condition | Combined | |||
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Values, n (%) | Values, mean (SD) | Values, n (%) | Values, mean (SD) | Values, N | Values, mean (SD) |
| Age (years) | 42 (48) | 61.64 (7.67) | 45 (52) | 61.51 (8.05) | 87 | 61.57 (7.82) |
| Sex | 42 (48) | 71b | 45 (52) | 69b | 87 | 70b |
| Education (years) | 41 (48) | 16.71 (2.21) | 45 (52) | 16.22 (2.85) | 86 | 16.45 (2.56) |
| Health | 42 (48) | 66.31 (16.04) | 45 (52) | 72.00 (18.32) | 87 | 69.25 (17.40) |
| Baseline steps | 34 (49) | 4043.68 (2872.70) | 36 (51) | 3411.67 (1631.32) | 70 | 3718.64 (2323.34) |
| Week 1 steps | 39 (49) | 5530.37 (2286.37) | 41 (51) | 5046.48 (2426.88) | 80 | 5282.37 (2357.09) |
| Week 2 steps | 38 (48) | 5036.25 (2231.26) | 41 (52) | 4958.95 (2913.55) | 79 | 4996.13 (2606.02) |
| Week 3 steps | 36 (51) | 5667.82 (2408.19) | 34 (49) | 4897.45 (2813.94) | 70 | 5293.64 (2622.80) |
| Week 4 steps | 33 (41) | 5175.53 (2501.43) | 42 (52) | 4570.65 (2425.45) | 81 | 4800.66 (2328.22) |
| Average stepsc | 39 (48) | 5082.83 (2242.57) | 42 (52) | 4570.65 (2425.45) | 81 | 4813.94 (2339.82) |
| Average moodc | 39 (48) | 6.85 (1.99) | 42 (52) | 6.56 (2.10) | 81 | 6.71 (2.06) |
| Average energyc | 39 (48) | 5.73 (2.07) | 42 (52) | 5.80 (2.24) | 81 | 5.76 (2.16) |
aThere were no significant differences in age, sex, education, baseline steps, or health between the conditions at baseline.
bPercentage values.
cAverages across the 4-week intervention.